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Revit TotD – 7.17.09: Multi Line Text Fields
Don’t ask me how I stumbled across this one. It was so long ago that I can’t remember what I was doing to try this. I can remember it being somewhat serendipitous in the fact that it happened naturally, like, this key combo should produce this result. I needed an extra line in my parameter, […]
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Revit TotD – 7.16.09: Is Reference Is Useful
If you’re just delving into the world of family creation, you probably have learned some intricacies of Revit, but there are many many unfathomable discoveries yet for you to behold! Here, I’ll help with one real quick. The all important Is Reference parameter of a reference plane is very often overlooked or improperly used. Let’s […]
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Revit TotD – 7.15.09: Easy Cheesey, Grids and Peasies
Well, it’s not just grids but any model pattern for that matter. This tip derives from a quick question about working on ceiling grids and the ability to move and rotate the grid pattern. However, what it turns into is a discussion on model patterns and how to manipulate them on all surfaces, not just […]
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Revit TotD – 7.9.09: Glowing Sign, Self-Illumination Based Materials
Yesterday we started off another TotD series, this one dealing with Glowing Signs. Allen Ball at Taggart Foster Currence Gray Architects really needed a solution for both the Illuminated Sign and just simple glowing letters. Yesterday’s TotD went over creating a light fixture and using a image based material to essentially create an illuminated sign. […]
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Revit TotD – 7.8.9: Glowing Signage, Image Based
Yesterday I had fun exploring self-luminance issues with a fellow revitcity.com member. In trying to decide the best method for creating glowing signage, we came up with two really fun ideas for dealing with signage depending on your situation. I’m going to split them into two tips because they each take quite a bit of […]
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Revit TotD – 7.7.09: Budget Debugging of Revit API coding.
Yes, I have begun my venture into the world of Revit API programming, so you’ll probably start to see a few TotDs that deal with working with the Revit API. Today’s is one for those of you that are cheap (or unemployed like myself) and want to use the free Visual Studio Express edition as […]
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Revit TotD – 6.30.09: Room Tag Types “I don’t have that option!”
As usual, this tip is the result of coming across another odd “I don’t have that option” when trying to help another fellow revitcity.com member. When he asked about how to show the Volume and are information in his room tags, I simply remarked that he should choose the correct Room Tag type from the […]
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Revit TotD – 6.29.09 – Stealing Worksets from Lazy Co-Workers
WARNING!!!! If you are not a BIM Manager in your office, stop reading here! This is not a tip for the drafters in the office that don’t feel like placing Edit Requests to get something mundane done instead of walking over to your co-worker’s desk; if you hate them that much, you probably need to […]
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Revit TotD – 6.26.09: Same View, new Callout
Here’s a quick tip to round off the week, most of you may know this already, but I think ALL of you should know, therefore I’m posting this little tip! Ever had a View such as a cad detail or a drafting view that you want to reference by a new callout in your project? […]
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Revit TotD – 6.25.09: Wall Profiles and Constraints
The last project I worked on in a real office was a real piece of work. With about 12 people in total working on the model at any given time, the model no doubt had some issues between everyone having their way with the model. One of the issues that occurred DAILY was with wall […]